We are at it again, this time jamming out to every banger on Modest Mouse's second studio album, The Lonesome Crowded West. Get angsty with us and learn the difference between the food group paper folds. If that statement confuses you, you are not alone!

As always, you can find a companion playlist to this episode on Spotify or Apple Music, get exclusive episodes and behind-the-scenes on Patreon, and connect with us on Instagram. Special thanks to Josh Stauffer (@avoidohio) for designing our logo!

This week, we're talking about how romantic anguish and lots of drugs fueled the making of one of the most popular, most highly ranked albums of all time, Fleetwood Mac's 11th album, Rumours.
 
As always, you can find a companion playlist to this episode on Spotify or Apple Music, get exclusive episodes and behind-the-scenes on Patreon, and connect with us on Instagram. Special thanks to Josh Stauffer (@avoidohio) for designing our logo!

Sticking to the mid 1990s for this one so we can revisit an incredibly popular album, (What's the Story) Morning Glory? by Oasis.

Turns out it's incredibly mediocre! This one's a wild ride that ends with an unforgettable mic drop moment. 
 
As always, you can find a companion playlist to this episode on our Spotify or Apple Music, get exclusive episodes and behind-the-scenes on Patreon, and connect with us on Instagram. Special thanks to Josh Stauffer (@avoidohio) for designing our logo!

It turns out 1996 was an important year in music for us. We are back in it to revisit Fiona Apple's Tidal. Fiona's debut album made a splash, for sure, and it resonated with us as teen girls trying to come of age and gain independence under the male gaze. It's a tale as old as time, unfortunately. Lots of big feels as we talk about womanhood, sexuality and gender performance in '90s America.

And don't worry... that hair flip photo is forthcoming! :)

As always, you can find a companion playlist to this episode on our Spotify or Apple Music, get exclusive episodes and behind-the-scenes on Patreon, and connect with us on Instagram. Special thanks to Josh Stauffer (@avoidohio) for designing our logo!

This one feels like an instant classic. Maybe because it's about an instant classic?

Alllllright, oh no (oooooo, ooo ooo), it's CAKE's Fashion Nugget! Tune in as we Go the Distance to investigate why we love the sass and brass. There's also trees (yes, trees) and how we survive a heavy-handed sing-along. And (it's becoming a trend), we grapple with our failing memories. 

Here's that radio station interview for your extra credit.

As always, you can find a companion playlist to this episode on our Spotify or Apple Music, get exclusive episodes and BTS on Patreon, and connect with us on Instagram and Bluesky. Special thanks to Josh Stauffer (@avoidohio) for designing our logo!

This episode reveals our deep, deep love affair with Janelle Monáe, our queer cyborg goddess, as we discuss her first album, Metropolis: The Chase Suite (2007). It brings up a lot of feels and a lot of references, including...

• Metropolis (1927) film trailer, Janelle's inspiration for this epic project
• Dirty Computer Emotion Picture, a film from the last album in this project (Dirty Computer, 2018)
• The Memory Librarian, a collection of stories from the project
• The Wondaland Arts Society
• and the Pinball Animation Countdown so you can get your "doot doo doos!"

As always, you can find a companion playlist to this episode on our Spotify or Apple Music, get exclusive episodes and "BTS" on Patreon, and connect with us on Instagram or Bluesky. Special thanks to Josh Stauffer (@avoidohio) for designing our logo!

It's the day after the presidential inauguration and Melody & Tara are here to help you through these tough times with a deep dive into Radiohead's 2003 release, Hail to the Thief. This album is the perfect companion to the craziness that is ahead. Let's dig into our feelings and use the music from this album as a means for catharsis.

As always, we recommend you check out this episode's playlist of top songs and bonus tracks, on Spotify or Apple Music.

Can't get enough of the pod? Join us on Patreon for more sass. Check it out here!

Big thanks to Josh Stauffer (@avoidohio) for designing our Skip/Shuffle/Repeat logo!

Melody and Tara are BACK! Season 2 opens with the besties jumping into Melody's first Nina Simone album that she ever purchased, Nina Simone's Finest Hour. Here are some things that the ladies recommend you check out if you want more Nina Simone in your life, outside of the the official pod Spotify playlist of top songs and bonus tracks, check out these suggestions:

Introducing the official pod Apple Music playlists of top songs and bonus tracks!!

What Happened, Nina Simone? - documentary on Netflix.

Nina - Golden Globes winner Zoe Saldana plays Nina Simone - free on Philo.

Nina Simone - Live at Montreux 1976 - free on Internet Archive.

Also, as promised, here is the Complete Verve Finest Hour Collection playlist on Spotify.

Can't get enough of the pod? Join us on Patreon for more sass. Check it out here!

Big thanks to Josh Stauffer (@avoidohio) for designing our Skip/Shuffle/Repeat logo!

We did it! Our first season is behind us and we had an amazing time doing a LIVE recording of our Season One Mailbag wrap-up with friends of the pod! Thank you all for submitting questions online or in person. We appreciate y'all so much! Thanks for everything and we'll see you in a few short months for Season TWO!!

If two months is just too long to wait, don't forget you can access bonus content over on the Patreon or listen to our Season 1 companion playlists over on Spotify, including our Desert Island Season One Wrap Up Playlist!

Big thanks to Josh Stauffer (@avoidohio) for designing our Skip/Shuffle/Repeat logo!

Well... we have arrived! It's the final episode of Season 1 and we chose a delightfully joyous album to celebrate the occasion: Architecture in Helsinki's Places Like This. This episode cuts deep into some core friendship memories. Listen to find out which one of us has zero chill when it comes to music super-fandom (as if you didn't already know!).

Thanks for being on this podcast journey with us! Send us your questions, comments, and only your H-O-T-T-est takes for the Season 1 Mailbag: [email protected].

Season 2 will drop in a few weeks. If that's just too long to wait, don't forget you can access bonus content over on the Patreon or listen to our Season 1 companion playlists over on Spotify.

Big thanks to Josh Stauffer (@avoidohio) for designing our Skip/Shuffle/Repeat logo!